 The "crespine" of Northern Europe, originally a thick hairnet or snood, had evolved into a mesh of jeweler's work that confined the hair on the sides of the head by the end of the 14th century.Gradually the fullness at the sides of head was pulled up to the temples and became pointed, like horns ("à corné").By mid-15th century, the hair was pulled back from the forehead, and the crespine, now usually called a "caul", sat on the back of the head.